In this blog post, I’d like to share my reflections on the meaning of breaking free from a life of comparing yourself to others and living your own life, inspired by my reading of Paulo Coelho’s ‘The Alchemist’. When people offer advice about life, they often say things like, “Don’t live your life comparing yourself to others,” or “Live your own life.” I, too, have heard these...
How did ‘Macunaima’ become a fable that illustrates the birth and identity of the Brazilian nation?
In this blog post, we will examine the formation of Brazilian cultural identity and the significance of the adoption of cannibalistic culture, focusing on Brazil’s national author, Mário de Andrade, and his masterpiece, ‘Macunaima’. Mario de Andrade and “Macunaima” Mario de Andrade, the “national writer” who laid the foundation for Brazilian cultural identity through his work...